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Eve Aqua vs Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite

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Key differences between Eve Aqua and Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite

A summary of selected recorded differences between these water timers. Check the full specification table below for details and conditions.

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Abnormality Alerts (alerts): Eve Aqua — No; Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite — Yes (Real-time app alerts for low battery and freeze risk, the latter triggered when the local minimum temperature drops below a threshold you set. Without a flow meter the Lite cannot raise the water shortage and leakage alarms its Hydro ONE sibling does.).
Water Consumption Monitoring (features): Eve Aqua — Yes; Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite — No (No flow meter. SONOFF's Hydro series comparison shows the flow meter on the Hydro ONE and the Zigbee Smart Water Valve, and marks it absent on the Lite, which is the difference between the two models.).
Apple Home (integrations): Eve Aqua — Yes; Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite — No (SONOFF's Matter bridge device list covers its Hydro water valves but states they are supported only in Google Home, because Apple Home does not implement the water valve device type. Apple Home has no Zigbee radio either, so there is no other route in.).
Google Home (integrations): Eve Aqua — No; Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite — Yes (The product page states the valve integrates with ecosystems like Home Assistant or Google Home through a Zigbee gateway or coordinator. SONOFF's bridged device list confirms Google Home is the one Matter platform that renders the water valve device type, reached through a SONOFF Matter bridge or through eWeLink cloud-to-cloud linking.).

Specifications to check side by side

Thread (connectivity): Eve Aqua — Thread Border Router required; Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite — No.
Zigbee (connectivity): Eve Aqua — No; Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite — Zigbee Hub required (Zigbee 3.0 end device, so it needs a coordinator or gateway to join a network. SONOFF lists the ZBBridge-P, ZBBridge-U, NSPanel Pro and iHost as its own gateways, plus the Dongle Plus MG24, Dongle Lite MG21, Dongle Max and ZBDongle-P/-E for Home Assistant.).
Home Assistant (integrations): Eve Aqua — Partially (Home Assistant reaches Eve Aqua through its HomeKit Device integration; owners report it works but exposes limited controls (no run time setting) and can drop offline.); Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite — Yes (SONOFF documents the Hydro ONE Lite on Home Assistant through both Zigbee2MQTT and ZHA, listing which features each exposes. ZHA additionally needs the script SONOFF publishes; without it the valve arrives as a plain on/off entity.).
Matter (integrations): Eve Aqua — No; Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite — SONOFF Hub required (The valve is not a Matter device itself: it is Zigbee 3.0 only. SONOFF republishes its Hydro water valves to Matter through its bridges (ZBBridge-U, iHost, NSPanel Pro, or eWeLink CUBE with a SONOFF Zigbee dongle), exposing valve configuration and control.).

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Option 1 · Eve

Eve Aqua

Last updated October 2026

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Option 2 · Sonoff

Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite

Last updated October 2026

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Apple Home

Eve AquaYes
Sonoff Hydro ONE LiteNo

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Home Assistant

Eve AquaPartially
Sonoff Hydro ONE LiteYes

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Matter

Eve AquaNo
Sonoff Hydro ONE LiteSONOFF Hub required

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Alerts

Abnormality Alerts

Eve Aqua: No
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: Yes
Catalog note
Real-time app alerts for low battery and freeze risk, the latter triggered when the local minimum temperature drops below a threshold you set. Without a flow meter the Lite cannot raise the water shortage and leakage alarms its Hydro ONE sibling does.

Connectivity

2.4 GHz Wi-Fi

Eve Aqua: No
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: No

5 GHz Wi-Fi

Eve Aqua: No
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: No

Bluetooth

Eve Aqua: Yes
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: Yes
Catalog note
Bluetooth Low Energy powers SONOFF's Proximity mode, which lets a phone control the valve and set schedules directly when there is no Zigbee gateway or the outdoor signal is unstable. Zigbee mode and Proximity mode are used one at a time, not together.

Thread

Eve Aqua: Thread Border Router required
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: No

Z Wave

Eve Aqua: No
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: No

Zigbee

Eve Aqua: No
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: Zigbee Hub required
Catalog note
Zigbee 3.0 end device, so it needs a coordinator or gateway to join a network. SONOFF lists the ZBBridge-P, ZBBridge-U, NSPanel Pro and iHost as its own gateways, plus the Dongle Plus MG24, Dongle Lite MG21, Dongle Max and ZBDongle-P/-E for Home Assistant.

Features

Automations

Eve Aqua: Not recorded
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: Yes
Catalog note
Smart scenes trigger on valve state, an irrigation duration reaching a set number of minutes, or the battery dropping below a set level, and act on valve state or a delay. Scene linkage is available on every gateway SONOFF lists, including Alexa and SmartThings.

Child Lock

Eve Aqua

Yes

Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite

Yes

Manufacturer source

A child lock is provided.

Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite manufacturer product page →

Source section: Product description
Model: Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite
Region: Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

EU and US hose thread variants are not interchangeable.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

With the child lock on, the local button is disabled and control is only available through the app.

History Records

Eve Aqua: Yes
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: Yes
Catalog note
Daily, monthly and half-yearly charts of watering duration, viewable and downloadable. The Lite records duration only, where the Hydro ONE also records volume.

Outlets

Eve Aqua: 1
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: 1

Water Consumption Monitoring

Eve Aqua: Yes
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: No
Catalog note
No flow meter. SONOFF's Hydro series comparison shows the flow meter on the Hydro ONE and the Zigbee Smart Water Valve, and marks it absent on the Lite, which is the difference between the two models.

Integrations

Alexa

Eve Aqua: No
Catalog note
Alexa supports neither the Matter Water Valve device type nor any irrigation category, so the valve has nothing to map to
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: No
Catalog note
Alexa supports neither the Matter Water Valve device type nor any irrigation category, so the valve has nothing to map to

Apple Home

Eve Aqua: Yes
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: No
Catalog note
SONOFF's Matter bridge device list covers its Hydro water valves but states they are supported only in Google Home, because Apple Home does not implement the water valve device type. Apple Home has no Zigbee radio either, so there is no other route in.

Google Home

Eve Aqua: No
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: Yes
Catalog note
The product page states the valve integrates with ecosystems like Home Assistant or Google Home through a Zigbee gateway or coordinator. SONOFF's bridged device list confirms Google Home is the one Matter platform that renders the water valve device type, reached through a SONOFF Matter bridge or through eWeLink cloud-to-cloud linking.

Home Assistant

Eve Aqua: Partially
Catalog note
Home Assistant reaches Eve Aqua through its HomeKit Device integration; owners report it works but exposes limited controls (no run time setting) and can drop offline.
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: Yes
Catalog note
SONOFF documents the Hydro ONE Lite on Home Assistant through both Zigbee2MQTT and ZHA, listing which features each exposes. ZHA additionally needs the script SONOFF publishes; without it the valve arrives as a plain on/off entity.

Matter

Eve Aqua: No
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: SONOFF Hub required
Catalog note
The valve is not a Matter device itself: it is Zigbee 3.0 only. SONOFF republishes its Hydro water valves to Matter through its bridges (ZBBridge-U, iHost, NSPanel Pro, or eWeLink CUBE with a SONOFF Zigbee dongle), exposing valve configuration and control.

SmartThings

Eve Aqua: No
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: Yes
Catalog note
SONOFF's compatible Zigbee hubs table for the Hydro ONE Lite lists SmartThings through the AeoTec Smart Home Hub V3 acting as the Zigbee gateway, covering manual irrigation and scene linkage. Owners also report pairing it to an older Samsung V2 hub, where it appears as an on/off switch that schedules drive.

Irrigation Plans

Capacity Mode

Eve Aqua: No
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: No
Catalog note
SONOFF's own Hydro series comparison marks the Lite's smart schedules as duration only, against duration and capacity on the Hydro ONE. Without a flow meter there is no volume for a schedule to target.

Irrigation Volume

Eve Aqua: No
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: No
Catalog note
The Lite is the Hydro ONE sold without the flow meter, so it cannot measure or target a watering volume.

Schedule Mode

Eve Aqua

Yes

Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite

Yes

Manufacturer source

Up to six watering schedules can be configured.

Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite manufacturer product page →

Source section: Product description
Model: Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite
Region: Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

EU and US hose thread variants are not interchangeable.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

Six groups of smart schedules, each set by duration, with odd or even days, an interval of 1 to 30 days or specific weekdays. Rain delay skips tasks manually, seasonal adjustment applies a monthly multiplier, and weather-based adjustment skips the next 24 hours on rainfall, humidity or temperature thresholds.

Power

Battery Life

Eve Aqua: Not recorded
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: 1 year
Catalog note
SONOFF rates battery life at about 1 year under normal use, tested at two watering runs per day of 30 minutes each. The valve alerts on low battery and shuts off at a critical charge to avoid runaway watering.

Battery Type

Eve Aqua: 2x AA
Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite: 4x AA
Catalog note
Input is 6V from four 1.5V AA cells, housed in a pull-out compartment with an integrated gasket. There is no mains or USB option.

Specifications for Eve Aqua versus Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite
Specification	Eve Aqua	Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite
Alerts
Abnormality Alerts	No	Yes Catalog note Real-time app alerts for low battery and freeze risk, the latter triggered when the local minimum temperature drops below a threshold you set. Without a flow meter the Lite cannot raise the water shortage and leakage alarms its Hydro ONE sibling does.
Connectivity
2.4 GHz Wi-Fi	No	No
5 GHz Wi-Fi	No	No
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes Catalog note Bluetooth Low Energy powers SONOFF's Proximity mode, which lets a phone control the valve and set schedules directly when there is no Zigbee gateway or the outdoor signal is unstable. Zigbee mode and Proximity mode are used one at a time, not together.
Thread	Thread Border Router required	No
Z Wave	No	No
Zigbee	No	Zigbee Hub required Catalog note Zigbee 3.0 end device, so it needs a coordinator or gateway to join a network. SONOFF lists the ZBBridge-P, ZBBridge-U, NSPanel Pro and iHost as its own gateways, plus the Dongle Plus MG24, Dongle Lite MG21, Dongle Max and ZBDongle-P/-E for Home Assistant.
Features
Automations	Not recorded	Yes Catalog note Smart scenes trigger on valve state, an irrigation duration reaching a set number of minutes, or the battery dropping below a set level, and act on valve state or a delay. Scene linkage is available on every gateway SONOFF lists, including Alexa and SmartThings.
Child Lock	Yes	Yes Manufacturer source A child lock is provided. Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite manufacturer product page → Source section Product description Model Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite Region Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 EU and US hose thread variants are not interchangeable. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant. Catalog note With the child lock on, the local button is disabled and control is only available through the app.
History Records	Yes	Yes Catalog note Daily, monthly and half-yearly charts of watering duration, viewable and downloadable. The Lite records duration only, where the Hydro ONE also records volume.
Outlets	1	1
Water Consumption Monitoring	Yes	No Catalog note No flow meter. SONOFF's Hydro series comparison shows the flow meter on the Hydro ONE and the Zigbee Smart Water Valve, and marks it absent on the Lite, which is the difference between the two models.
Integrations
Alexa	No Catalog note Alexa supports neither the Matter Water Valve device type nor any irrigation category, so the valve has nothing to map to	No Catalog note Alexa supports neither the Matter Water Valve device type nor any irrigation category, so the valve has nothing to map to
Apple Home	Yes	No Catalog note SONOFF's Matter bridge device list covers its Hydro water valves but states they are supported only in Google Home, because Apple Home does not implement the water valve device type. Apple Home has no Zigbee radio either, so there is no other route in.
Google Home	No	Yes Catalog note The product page states the valve integrates with ecosystems like Home Assistant or Google Home through a Zigbee gateway or coordinator. SONOFF's bridged device list confirms Google Home is the one Matter platform that renders the water valve device type, reached through a SONOFF Matter bridge or through eWeLink cloud-to-cloud linking.
Home Assistant	Partially Catalog note Home Assistant reaches Eve Aqua through its HomeKit Device integration; owners report it works but exposes limited controls (no run time setting) and can drop offline.	Yes Catalog note SONOFF documents the Hydro ONE Lite on Home Assistant through both Zigbee2MQTT and ZHA, listing which features each exposes. ZHA additionally needs the script SONOFF publishes; without it the valve arrives as a plain on/off entity.
Matter	No	SONOFF Hub required Catalog note The valve is not a Matter device itself: it is Zigbee 3.0 only. SONOFF republishes its Hydro water valves to Matter through its bridges (ZBBridge-U, iHost, NSPanel Pro, or eWeLink CUBE with a SONOFF Zigbee dongle), exposing valve configuration and control.
SmartThings	No	Yes Catalog note SONOFF's compatible Zigbee hubs table for the Hydro ONE Lite lists SmartThings through the AeoTec Smart Home Hub V3 acting as the Zigbee gateway, covering manual irrigation and scene linkage. Owners also report pairing it to an older Samsung V2 hub, where it appears as an on/off switch that schedules drive.
Irrigation Plans
Capacity Mode	No	No Catalog note SONOFF's own Hydro series comparison marks the Lite's smart schedules as duration only, against duration and capacity on the Hydro ONE. Without a flow meter there is no volume for a schedule to target.
Irrigation Volume	No	No Catalog note The Lite is the Hydro ONE sold without the flow meter, so it cannot measure or target a watering volume.
Schedule Mode	Yes	Yes Manufacturer source Up to six watering schedules can be configured. Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite manufacturer product page → Source section Product description Model Sonoff Hydro ONE Lite Region Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 EU and US hose thread variants are not interchangeable. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant. Catalog note Six groups of smart schedules, each set by duration, with odd or even days, an interval of 1 to 30 days or specific weekdays. Rain delay skips tasks manually, seasonal adjustment applies a monthly multiplier, and weather-based adjustment skips the next 24 hours on rainfall, humidity or temperature thresholds.
Power
Battery Life	Not recorded	1 year Catalog note SONOFF rates battery life at about 1 year under normal use, tested at two watering runs per day of 30 minutes each. The valve alerts on low battery and shuts off at a critical charge to avoid runaway watering.
Battery Type	2x AA	4x AA Catalog note Input is 6V from four 1.5V AA cells, housed in a pull-out compartment with an integrated gasket. There is no mains or USB option.

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